Clark University

"Clark is a major research university of small size, a place where a teenager can make things happen that he wants to happen, much as he can at a small liberal arts college. He will find a faculty concerned for his welfare, a faculty of the highest competence, and one that will set a high level of expectation, and care enough to see that he works to meet it."
-Loren Pope

Clark University
FAST FACTS: CHARACTER | WORTH NOTING | ENROLLMENT | FACULTY & ACADEMICS | TUITION & FEES | CAMPUS LIFE | ACADEMIC PROFILE OF ENTERING CLASS
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CHARACTER

  • The Clark University experience is distinguished by a transformative liberal arts education in a research university setting, purposeful engagement in local and world communities, and an inclusive environment in which active learning and personal connections are hallmarks.
  • Located in Worcester, Massachusetts (pop. 181,000), 40 miles west of Boston
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WORTH NOTING

  • Clark was the first school in the country to offer a five-year bachelor's and master's degree program with the fifth year free.
  • Clark's Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies is the only center of its type in the world; Clark offers the only Ph.D. in Holocaust History in the country.
  • Clark has built five new buildings in the past nine years – the Traina Center for the Arts, the Dolan Field House, the Lasry Center for Bioscience, and Blackstone Hall, and John and Kay Basset Admissions Center.
  • Clark has been recognized by Rugg's Recommendations on Colleges as the #1 institution in the United States for undergraduate study in geography.
  • Clark now offers a minor in innovation and entrepreneurship. The minor can be combined with any major.
  • The Mosakowski Institute was created in 2006 by a gift of $10 million from William and Jan Mosakowski, both alumni of Clark. The Mosakowski Institute will support research on major issues of social concern.
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ENROLLMENT

  • 2,203 undergraduates; 964 graduate students
  • 8% international; 14% ALANA students; 63% from out of state; over 73 countries represented
  • 60% women, 40% men
  • Average class size: 21
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FACULTY & ACADEMICS

  • Close student-faculty relationships encourage independent student research.
  • 100% of the faculty teach undergraduate classes.
  • 32 majors, 31 minors, 10 concentrations
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TUITION & FEES

  • Tuition: $37,000
  • Room, Board, Fees: $7,450
  • 82% of students receive need and/or merit based financial assistance.
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CAMPUS LIFE

  • 71% of all students live on campus.
  • NCAA Division III, NEWMAC Conference, with 17 varsity sports; 50% of students play varsity or intramural sports.
  • More than 120 student clubs and organizations
  • 53% of Clark students are involved in community service.
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ACADEMIC PROFILE OF ENTERING CLASS

  • Average GPA: 3.48
  • Average Critical Reading SAT (middle 50%): 540-660
  • Average Math SAT (middle 50%): 540-650
  • Average ACT (middle 50%): 23-29
  • 80% were in the top 30% of their high school class.